MIT Receives Inaugural Men’s and Women’s NEWMAC President Cup Awards

May 29, 2013

BABSON PARK, Mass. – Following an
outstanding year, in which its teams won a total of 11 New England
Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) championships, MIT
was presented with the inaugural Presidents Cups for both the men's
and women's programs on Tuesday afternoon at the conference's
annual meetings.

The Presidents Cup is an all-sports award given to the top
overall men's and women's programs in the conference and is
determined using a weighted points system based on the order of
finish during both regular season and championship play.

MIT Director of Athletics, Julie Soriero, was
presented with the trophies at the annual NEWMAC meetings in South
Hadley, Mass. on Tuesday. "We are honored to receive the inaugural
NEWMAC Presidents Cup," Soriero said. "This is symbolic of the
dedicated effort of our staff and the competitive spirit of our
student-athletes.

On the men's side, the Engineers were NEWMAC champions in cross
country, soccer, swimming and diving, tennis, and track and field.
MIT also captured at a least a share of the regular season title in
basketball and tennis.

The Tech women were equally impressive, winning the NEWMAC cross
country, field hockey, swimming and diving, tennis, track and
field, and volleyball crowns in 2012-13. MIT's soccer and tennis
squads also finished atop the final standings during the regular
season.

In the race for the men's trophy, Babson College was the
runner-up while Springfield College finished third. Wellesley
College was second to the Engineers on the women's side as
Springfield registered another third-place performance.